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1. The floor area of the building divided by the total area of the site (square feet per acre)
Acid Rain
Bioswale
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Building Density
2. Management of forest resources to meet the long-term forest product needs of humans while maintaining the biodiversity of forested landscapes. The primary goal is to restore - enhance - and sustain a full range of forest values - including economic -
Regional/Locally Sourced Materials
Sustainable Forestry
Heat Island Effect
Integrated Design Team
3. American Society of Heating - Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.
Floor-To-Area Ratio
ASHRAE
Xeriscaping
Stormwater Runoff
4. A measure of greenhouse gas emissions associated with an activity. A comprehensive carbon footprint includes building construction - operation - energy use - building-related transportation - and the embodied energy of water - solid waste - and const
Carbon Footprint
Gallons per Flush (gpf)
LEED Technical Advisory Group (TAG)
Controllability of Systems
5. A structure that uses water to absorb heat from air-conditioning systems and regulate air temperature in a facility.
Harvested Rainwater
Lighting Power Density
Air Quality Standards
Cooling Tower
6. An indicator of ventilation effectiveness inside buildings. CO2 concentrations greater than 530 parts per million (ppm) above outdoor conditions generally indicate inadequate ventilation. Absolute concentrations of greater than 800 to 1000 ppm genera
Carbon Dioxide Concentration
Carbon Footprint
Building Footprint
ASHRAE
7. The temperature - humidity - and airflow ranges within which the majority of people are most comfortable - as determined by ASHRAE Standard 55-2004. Because people dress differently depending on the season - thermal comfort levels vary with the seaso
Recycled Content
Potable Water
Thermal Comfort
Sustained-Yield Forestry
8. Wood that has been issued a certificate from an independent organization with developed standards of good forest management. This certificate verifies that wood products come from responsibly managed forests.
Certified Wood
Development Density
Street Grid Density
Commissioning Plan
9. Systematic improvements in the performance of a market or market segment. For example - EPA's ENERGY STAR program has shifted the performance of homes - buildings - and appliances toward higher levels of energy efficiency by providing recognition and
Market Transformation
Dry Ponds
Irrigation Efficiency
Photovoltaic (PV) Energy
10. The controlled admission of natural light into a space - used to reduce or eliminate electric lighting.
Daylighting
Cooling Tower
Brownfield
Street Grid Density
11. Native plants occur naturally in a given location and ecosystem. Adapted plants are not native to a location but grow reliably with minimal attention from humans. Using native and adapted plants can reduce the amount of water required for irrigation
Energy-Efficient Products and Systems
Native and Adapted Plants
LEED Credit
Diversity of Uses or Housing Types
12. Not capable of being replaced; permanently depleted once used. Examples of nonrenewable energy sources are oil and natural gas; nonrenewable natural resources include metallic ores.
Gallons per Minute (gpm)
Building Footprint
Energy-Efficient Products and Systems
Nonrenewable
13. A plan that diverts construction debris from landfills through recycling - salvaging - and reuse.
Performance Relative to Code
Construction Wast Management Plan
Gallons per Flush (gpf)
Development Density
14. An unwanted airborne element that may reduce indoor air quality (ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007)
Graywater
Renewable Energy
Fossil Fuel
Contaminant
15. Solid particles or liquid droplets in the atmosphere. The chemical composition of particulates varies - depending on location and time of year. Sources include dust - emissions from industrial processes - combustion products from the burning of wood
Sustainability
Particulates
Biomass
Construction and Demolition Debris
16. The amount of waste disposed of other than through incineration or in landfills - expressed in tons. Examples of waste diversion include reuse and recycling.
Performance Relative to Code
Photovoltaic (PV) Energy
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Waste Diversion
17. The process of reducing peak-period vehicle trips.
Floodplain
Contaminant
Perviousness
Transportation Demand Management
18. A stormwater control feature that uses a combination of an engineered basin - soils - and vegetation to slow and detain stormwater - increase groundwater recharge - and reduce peak stormwater runoff.
Wetland Vegetation
Bioswale
Dry Ponds
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
19. The percentage of water delivered by irrigation equipment that is actually used for irrigation and does not evaporate - blow away - or fall on hardscape. For example - overhead spray sprinklers have lower irrigation efficiencies (65%) than drip syste
Native and Adapted Plants
Performance Relative to Benchmark
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
Irrigation Efficiency
20. Also known as regional materials - the amount of a building's materials that are extracted - processed - and manufactured close to a project site - expressed as a percentage of the total materials cost. For LEED - regional materials originate within
astewater
Regional/Locally Sourced Materials
Particulates
LEED Prerequisite
21. The spent or used water from a home - community - farm - or industry that contains dissolved or suspended matter.
Ventilation Rate
Ambient Temperature
By-Product
astewater
22. A process used to remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from a building by elevating the temperature in the fully furnished and ventilated building prior to human occupancy.
Acid Rain
Building Density
Diversity of Uses or Housing Types
Bake-Out
23. A comparison of a building system's performance with a standard - such as ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager.
LEED Green Building Rating System
Performance Relative to Benchmark
Off-Gassing
Harvested Rainwater
24. A formal USGBC process in which a project team experiencing difficulties in the application of a LEED prerequisite or credit can seek and receive clarification - issued as a Credit Interpretation Ruling. Typically - difficulties arise when specific i
Regenerative Design
LEED Credit Interpretation Request
Pollutant
Baseline Versus Design
25. The variety of life in all forms - levels - and combinations - including ecosystem diversity - species diversity - and genetic diversity.
Contaminant
LEED Prerequisite
Biodiversity
Energy-Efficient Products and Systems
26. A combination of symptoms - experienced by occupants of a building - that appear to be linked to time spent in the building but cannot be traced to a specific cause. Complaints may be localized in a particular room or zone or be spread throughout the
Sick Building Syndrome (SBS)
LEED Credit
Commissioning Report
Thermal Comfort
27. Precipitation captured and used for indoor needs - irrigation - or both.
LEED Prerequisite
Harvested Rainwater
Brownfield
LEED Credit
28. An optional LEED Green Building Rating System component whose achievement results in the earning of points toward certification.
Waste Diversion
Construction and Demolition Debris
Thermal Comfort
LEED Credit
29. A small fluorescent lamp - used as a more efficient alternative to incandescent lighting; also called a PL - twin-tube - or biax lamp. (EPA)
Regenerative Design
Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL)
Street Grid Density
Energy or Greenhouse Gas Emissions per Capita
30. A required LEED Green Building Rating System component whose achievement is mandatory and does not earn any points.
Biodiversity
LEED Technical Advisory Group (TAG)
LEED Prerequisite
Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV)
31. Capable of decomposing under natural conditions. (EPA)
Foot Candle
Energy or Greenhouse Gas Emissions per Capita
Waste Diversion
Biodegradable
32. Excavated areas that detain stormwater and slow runoff but are dry between rain events. Wet ponds serve a similar function but are designed to hold water all the time.
Dry Ponds
Biodegradable
Certified Wood
Cooling Tower
33. A measure of a building's energy performance compared with that of similar buildings - as determined by the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. A score of 50 represents average building performance.
Acid Rain
ENERGY STAR Rating
Energy or Greenhouse Gas Emissions per Capita
Building Envelope
34. The amount of water consumed by flush fixtures (water closets - or toilets - and urinals). The baseline flush rate for water closets is 1.6 gpf - and for urinals - 1.0 gpf (EPAct 1992)
Ventilation Rate
Certified Wood
Gallons per Flush (gpf)
LEED Green Building Rating System
35. A basic unit of nature that includes a community of organisms and their nonliving environment linked by biological - chemical and physical processes.
Street Grid Density
Sustained-Yield Forestry
Lighting Power Density
Ecosystem
36. A control system capable of monitoring environmental and system loads and adjusting HVAC operations accordingly in order to conserve energy while maintaining comfort. (EPA)
Energy Management System
Acid Rain
Cooling Tower
Ventilation Rate
37. The percentage of material in a product that was recycled from manufacturing waste. Preconsumer content was formerly known as postindustrial content. Examples include planer shavings - sawdust - bagasse - walnut shells - culls - trimmed materials - o
Pre-Consumer Recycled Content
Off-Gassing
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Brownfield
38. The area on a project site that is used by the building structure - defined by the perimeter of the building plan. Parking lots - landscapes - and other nonbuilding facilities are not included in the building footprint.
Certified Wood
Heat Island Effect
Building Footprint
Contaminant
39. Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. (Brundtland Commission)
Building Envelope
Sustainability
Dry Ponds
LEED Technical Advisory Group (TAG)
40. A document that details the commissioning program overview - identification of the commissioning team - and description of the commissioning process activities.
Ecosystem
British Thermal Unit (Btu)
Commissioning Report
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
41. A rating that indicates the efficiency of air filters in the mechanical system. MERV ratings range from 1 (very low efficiency) to 16 (very high efficiency).
Building Density
Bake-Out
Recycled Content
Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV)
42. The level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that is not to be exceeded during a given time in a defined area. (EPA)
Renewable Energy Certificate (REC)
Air Quality Standards
Particulates
Energy Use Intensity
43. Vehicles that use low-polluting - nongasoline fuels - such as electricity - hydrogen - propane or compressed natural gas - liquid natural gas - methanol - and ethanol. In LEED - efficient gas-electric hybrid vehicles are included in this group.
Alternative Fuel Vehicles
LEED Credit Interpretation Request
Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)
Pollutant
44. Typical primary measures of energy consumption associated with buildings include kilowatt-hours of electricity - therms of natural gas - and gallons of liquid fuel.
Building Envelope
By-Product
Measures of Energy Use
Stormwater Runoff
45. The percentage of material in a product that was consumer waste. The recycled material was generated by household - commercial - industrial - or institutional end users and can no longer be used for its intended purpose. This includes returns of mate
Waste Diversion
Post-Consumer Recycled Content
Commissioning (Cx)
Life-Cycle Assessment
46. The nature of air inside the space that affects the health and well-being of building occupants. It is considered acceptable when there are no known contaminants at harmful concentrations and a substantial majority (80% or more) of the occupants do n
Indoor Air Quality
Chiller
Diversity of Uses or Housing Types
Harvested Rainwater
47. Management of a forest to produce in perpetuity a high-level annual or regular periodic output - through a balance between increment and cutting. (Society of American Foresters)
Commissioning Plan
Sustained-Yield Forestry
Recycled Content
Life-Cycle Assessment
48. The primary goal of each prerequisite or credit.
LEED Intent
Renewable Energy Certificate (REC)
Floor-To-Area Ratio
Commissioning (Cx)
49. Waste and recyclables generated from construction and from renovation - demolition - or deconstruction of existing structures. It does not include land-clearing debris - such as soil - vegetation - and rocks.
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Diversity of Uses or Housing Types
Construction and Demolition Debris
Rapidly Renewable Materials and Products
50. A community's total greenhouse gas emissions divided by the total number of residents.
Native and Adapted Plants
Energy or Greenhouse Gas Emissions per Capita
Site Disturbance
Gallons per Minute (gpm)